Found Memories

I had to post this picture. The stool that is being used by the babes as a car was the same stool I used as a child to stand on, sit on, climb on (Dallin's previous post), ride in, get my hair combed and use mom's bathroom sink and all other possible ways to use a stool. Mason and I used it as a TV stand, plant stand. You name it it has been used in some facet or another. It has since been recovered several times and this time Granee had the great idea to put heavy plastic on it to protect it from the babes. I love that my babies can use something that I have such found memories of and that they can create their own memories too!

Falling Leaves

I need to vent...I think raking leaves is for the birds. I haven't minded having a yard that I have to take care of as opposed to what we have been used to (concrete slabs and an HOA handling all the yard work). I have enjoyed gardening and pulling weeds. I have loved growing a garden and eating the great veggies, but I have found something I hate...raking leaves. I started a couple of days ago and after and hour of raking I only had one black bag full to show my efforts. Oh don't get me wrong I had plenty of piles of leaves to be bagged, but I also had 2 helpers who thought climbing through the piles of leaves was how you cleaned them up (Dallin) and who also thought eating the leaves might be a more effective way of doing the job (Clara). Needless to say I didn't get much done and then we had a slight wind storm the next day. You only need a slight wind storm to ruin perfectly piled leaves. So, I have decided to wait until ALL of the leaves have fallen off the trees. I apologize to my neighbors who have to look at my yard. If you don't like it you are welcome to my rake and bags!
Cute pictures of my helpers in the yard!

Bath time is for standing?

The twins love baths, but lately it has been a little stressful for their mom. They think getting in the bath means they can stand and walk (Clara) in the water. I am constantly telling them to sit down. They sit down really fast when I get their towels...do you think they are already that smart?!
Mason took these tonight...don't worry they are G rated!

Back Blogging: Sitting Bull Falls

I was introduced to a beautiful natural setting only minutes from my house by Annette. She is very creative and adventurous and I decided that Mason needed to see this beautiful and picturesque place. So we loaded up the babes and headed out. Dallin and Clara loved the water and rocks (as you will see). We could barely keep them from jumping into the freezing water of November and they decided that rocks were for climbing not looking at much to their mother's dismay. I just knew we would be rushing them to the ER with broken heads!

Dallin's new talent

Dallin has discovered that he can climb anything! Much to his mother's dismay, he has no need to walk because he can crawl really fast and climb higher than his sister can stand! I have been told that this is a "boy" thing. I don't like it one bit!
Clara has taken to walking everywhere. She no longer wants to sit or crawl, she has to be up and walking. She is very proud of herself!

Back Blogging: Halloween kids

I haven't been very good at posting. And after several complaints (Alisa and Sarah) I have mended my ways and went back into my mounds of pictures taken over the past month and selected a few. Here are the Halloween pictures. I was going to dress them in their "Bacon and Egg" shirts, but after a little (okay a lot) of help from my creative friend (Sarah) we came up with Alice in Wonderland and The White Rabbit without the clock because Clara ate it! Thank you so much for all of your hard and long work on the apron Clara is wearing Sarah. You are the best BFF in the world!
PS Dallin was really sick with high fevers when we subjected him to this photo shoot. He was a trooper!

Getting big!

Well, it is official. My babies are standing by themselves and trying really hard to walk. They are not quite 11 months yet, so as a new mother of twins, I have been telling them to sit down and crawl! I am not ready to chase the babies around the house or am I ready to move everything up another foot. I just got finished baby proofing a couple of days ago and I will have to start over again! Here are some cute pics taken this morning.

10 Months Old!

The twins are 10 months old today. I cannot believe how time has flown. They are currently up to no good in my eyes! Dallin and Clara both can stand alone...although they do not quite realize it yet and I am not congratulating them! They both do not have any teeth yet, but are masters at eating just about anything they want. They love crawling after each other and playing with their daddy. They are very busy babies and we are enjoying them immensely although I am always tired these days. Enjoy the pictures. Dallin has a new funny face which my mom and I can't get enough of and daddy hates!

Where are Dallin and Clara?

We have been very busy this month. Aside from my computer being down, we have been to a wedding and Albuquerque and then home to have our Granee come and stay with us for a couple of weeks! Here are a few pictures documenting our travels! We will try harder to post more frequently now that the computer is working and we are home for the time being!

Packing for all of our trips mom and dad take us on...we are professionals!

Eating leaves at the Botanical Gardens in Albuquerque, NM. Mom tried to get us to stop and dad just took our pictures!


Eating spaghetti for the first time. We loved it!

Flying in a baby airplane at the Glider Airplane Museum on our way back from Albuquerque! We loved the little airplane, it was just right!



Playing the piano has become one of our favorite things to do. We serenade mom all the time! Take note of our cute Halloween PJ's that our Granee bought us.


This is where we wait for our Daddy to come home from work! We love banging on the windows and watching the neighborhood kids.

Backblogging: We have been busy!

Our lives have been crazy! From a visit to see our Granee in Salt Lake City, UT to adjusting to home again. I haven't posted lately because my computer "blew up" about 2 weeks ago and I have been living life without the luxury of the ousitde world! It is a little lonely without my connection.
Here are some cute pics of the babies. Enjoy!
9 month update:
Dallin is 17 lbs 14 oz and is 28" long
Clara is 17 lbs 1 oz and is 28" long
They both love eating everything and Clara is into climbing everything while Dallin just tonight stood for about 3 seconds not holding onto anything! I did not praise him for it because I am not ready for them to start walking or worse!

Mama's little helpers?

Dallin and Clara love helping me with the dishes...I don't know that it is really help other than something else I have to watch. As you can see, Dallin is in full swing of climbing onto things and getting into trouble. "No, no" is part of my daily repertoire.

Clara talking

Clara has been developing her high pitched scream...here is a glimpse. It is only cute for about 2 seconds.

Too big for their own good!

Dallin has learned (too quickly I might add) that kneeling and then standing in his crib is very entertaining. Clara is now trying to follow suit.

Butt paste for all kinds of cheeks!

Dallin developed a teething rash on his face this past week and the Doctor prescribed Desitin for his face!

8 months old

At eight months old, Clara has finally decided to crawl forward and she loves sitting up like a big girl and can get into the sitting position from any other position she might find herself in.
Dallin has been crawling for over a month and has moved on to pulling himself up on things and standing when holding onto something! I am mortified that he will be walking sooner than later! He gets stuck a lot in weird positions and places and he doesn't appreciate that very much.
Enjoy the pics!